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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

1869 Pictorial Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
766 c Image2c Brown, Half Used as 1c (113c). Left and right halves of the same stamp, each in pair with full stamp, cancelled by manuscript, "Clover N.J. Oct. 19, 1870" manuscript postmark on legal-size cover to Newton N.J., perfs trimmed at top, slightly reduced at right just affecting stamps, still Fine and very unusual, the bisect was no doubt made to pay the 3c rate, when this was determined to be overweight the other 3c was added, Scott Retail for bisect used as 1c is $6,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
767 c Image3c Ultramarine (114). Strip of three, tied by cork cancels, "New Orleans Jan. 21" (1870) circular datestamp, red New York exchange office datestamp on 3c entire to Paris, France, French entry double-circle datestamp, "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, "15" decimes due, transit and receiving backstamps, a few perfs at top affected from placement at edge of cover, still Very Fine use paying three times the 4c open mail rate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
768 c Image3c Ultramarine (114). Strip of three with s.e. at top and single, tied by corks and indistinct town cancel, red "New York May 28" (1870) circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, French entry double-circle datestamp, "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, "15" decimes due, closed flap tear, Very Fine use paying three times the 4c open mail rate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
769   Image3c Ultramarine, 6c Ultramarine (114, 115). 3c s.e., used with two 6c, tied by quartered cork cancels, "New York 18 Aug. 14" (1869) debit datestamp and "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamp also tie stamps on front only to Setif, Algeria, blue Calais transit and "16" decimes due handstamp (also tie stamps), Very Fine, although a front only, this is an extremely rare usage with most essential elements intact, the rates to France applied to Algeria (and vice-versa when it came to the 1870 "Phantom Rates"), thus this was over the quarter-ounce limit for 15c treaty rate, ex Coulter (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
770 c Image6c Ultramarine (115). Cancelled by cork with "Cambridge Mass. Feb. 4" circular datestamp on tissue-paper cover to Comm. Walker, U.S. Frigate Sabine, London, England, red "Boston Paid Feb. 4" transit, red "London Paid" transit, red "United States Despatch Agent, B.F. Stevens, London, Feb. 18, 1870" oval handstamp, receipt docketing "Naples Febry. 23, 1870" at upper left, stamp with tiny corner crease top left, still fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
771 c Image10c Yellow (116). Deep color, tied by French Anchor in Diamond of Dots cancel on blue cover with Boston corner card and printed address to Paris, France, red "New York Jul. 9" circular datestamp, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 1 9 Juil 70" octagonal datestamp, circular datestamp and circle of wedges cancel struck at far left where reduced, "8" decimes due marking, red crayon rate, minor age spotting around stamp at upper right, still Very Fine, prepaid 10c but not cancelled until on board the ship, ex Frelinghuysen (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
772 c Image10c Yellow (116). Tied by large quartered cork, red "New York Jan. 8" circular datestamp and "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 3 8 Janv 70" embarkation datestamp on 1870 tissue paper cover to Paris, France and forwarded to Valencia, Spain, addressed to Paris care of Monroe & Co. (forwarding agent), neat "8" decimes due marking, carried on the first trip of the CGT St. Laurent, "Short Paid" backstamp, stamp with slight oxidation, some slight edgewear, Fine and attractive use (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
773 c Image10c Yellow (116). Horizontal pair, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel Type TR-G38 on buff cover to Paris, France, red "New-York Mar. 19" circular datestamp, French due handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, some gum soaks on and around stamps, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare use of the NYFM cancel on the 1869 Pictorial Issue (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
774 c Image12c Green (117). Light cork cancel, red "New York Jan. 4" (1870) circular datestamp on 3c entire to Paris, France, blue "Insufficiently/Paid" two-line handstamp, blue Cherbourg entry double-circle datestamp and "16" decimes due which ties stamp, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and an unusual use, sent after the expiration of the U.S.-French treaty so the 15c fully prepaid rate no longer applied (but prepaid more than enough for double the 4c open mail rate) (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
775 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Choice centering, bright colors, tied by cork and "Norfolk Va. May 17" circular datestamp on registered 3c Pink entire (U58) to Louisburg N.C., some slight overall soiling, Very Fine, ex Babcock, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
776 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, tied by cork cancel and by "Washington D.C. Jan. 12" (1870) circular datestamp, red New York exchange office datestamp on small cover to Switzerland, "PAID ONLY/TO ENGLAND" two-line handstamp, "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp (for unpaid mail from the U.S. exchanged between GB and France), "5" decimes due crossed out and "F./27" oval handstamp applied in France (for unpaid letter exchanged between France and Switzerland), red crayon "70" for postage due in Switzerland, London and Berne backstamps, one panel on back with tear, Very Fine, a beautiful cover, the sender attempted prepayment at the 15c rate for U.S.-French treaty mail, since the treaty had recently expired it was sent via British Open Mail (overpaid, but only to England), the writing is all but illegible so the French authorities may have believed it was terminating in France and struck the "5" decimes due handstamp, once its destination was correctly ascertained the due marking was crossed out, the Franco-Swiss handstamp was applied and it was sent on (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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